Eight – year -old Nigerian boy , Tanitoluwa Adewumi, has emerged the winner of the state – wide New York’s chess championship in the third -grade category .
Adewumi, who lives in a Manhattan homeless shelter with his family, won the competition with an undefeated performance , reports The Hill .
Tani started learning chess last year alongside his classmates . He went on to join his school ’ s chess club. The club’ s organizer waived the fees for him because of his family’s financial situation.
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Though he started out as the lowest-rated member of the club , he quickly improved and is now bringing his school statewide recognition .
It was reported that the Adewumis comprising of Tanitoluwa , his parents and older brother arrived in New York after fleeing Nigeria in 2017 due to fear of terror attacks from the group Boko Haram .
They have sought asylum and an immigration hearing has been scheduled for August , 2019.

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